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The portal had spit them out in a new hyrule, but this time, they didn't have time to recover. The portal had thrown them out in Wilds Hyrule, on Shatterback point.
And there was a white Lynel.
Wow, thanks Hylia.
Wind, being one of the least sick, immediately jumped in to hold the Lynel off of his brothers.
Four was keeled over on the ground, with Sky rubbing his back, also looking quite sickly.
Legend was trying to help Hyrule recover, portals didn't work well with him. They were all dark magic, and his body did not appreciate it.
Twilight was trying to help Wild recover as fast as possible, and Time and Warriors were right on Winds heels.
But they were a little too late. Wind had been cornered against the edge. He was about to learn Shatterback Points namesake.
The Lynel swings, and Wind backflips out of the way, loses his footing, and plummets off the edge of the mountain.
Warriors screams his name.
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Wind realizes there is no way he survives this, as he plummets through the air at starting speeds.
He embraces it.
He doesn't scream.
He lets the wind and air take him downwards.
He hits the water with a loud crunch, blacking out.
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Wild had recovered, and he saw Wind fall off the cliff. He knows there is no hope, but he clings to the idea of it anyway.
He scrambles up and over in the direction of Zora's domain.
He whistles with his whole heart, and to his surprise, Sidon shows up within seconds.
He quickly explains the situation to him, and the Zoras' already pale scales become paler.
Sidon runs and dives off the cliff, hoping to find the young sailor before he drowns.
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Wind regains consciousness, and he desperately needs air.
He takes a breath, and is met with just water.
He coughs and sputters, trying to remove the water from his lungs, but to no avail.
He is just met with more water.
His lungs burn and his body aches.
All he feels is water. All he can see is water. His nose and lungs burn with water. His ears are filled with water.
Water, water, and more water.
Huh, what a fitting way for a sailor to go. He smiles to himself, as he sinks deeper and deeper into the cold abyss of water.
He blacks out again.
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The chain had migrated down to the edge of the lake Wind had fallen into.
It had been at least 30 minutes since Wind had fallen, and they were losing hope.
Sky had taken to crying silently to the side, while Warriors stared blankly off into the distance. Time and Twilight were pacing, and Four was quivering, eyes a light shade of red.
Legend was cursing Hylia off to the side, and Hyrule was trying to calm him down, tears in his eyes.
Wild was watching Sidon nervously, biting his fingernails. Of course he didn't doubt Sidons abilities, but it was just nerve wracking.
Suddenly, Sidon shoots up through the surface of the water with a small, limp form of a boy in his arms.
"I found him!" Sidon exclaims, swimming over to the edge quickly. "Who's the medic?" He said urgently, putting the small sailor's body on the ground gently, but quickly.
Hyrule is at Wind's passed out form within seconds, and of course,
He isn't breathing.
Hyrule curses under his breath, something he never does.
"I'm going to have to figure out how to get the water out of his lungs, and quick-"
Hyrule starts to give him CPR in the form of chest compressions.
Wind coughs and sputters, water shooting out of his mouth.
Hyrule continues and tons of water exits Wind's body. More than most of them thought possible anyway.
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When Wind regains consciousness again, he can't yet open his eyes, but someone it's trying to help him, and he coughs.
Unlike before, the water actually leaves his lungs, and continues to do so until he can take a big, deep breath.
He bolts upwards, eyes popping open.
He coughs again, looking upwards at his 8 brothers and a stranger.
"You're alive!" Sky exclaims with so much joy in his voice, it practically radiates off of him.
Wind coughs again, taking big deep breaths, pulse speeding up to its normal.
"Y-yeah, I guess I am.."
"You really scared us there sailor, just look at Wars." Twilight says nonchalantly.
It was true, Warriors was shaking, as he forced a smile at Wind.
"Yeah, never do that again." Legend deadpans, crossing his arms.
"Well I'm sorry, but I just saved all of your asses, so you better be thankful." Wind states, already regaining his sass.
"Language Wind." Time says on instinct.
"Yeah, an almost death doesn't grant you a free swear word Mr." Sky replies.
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Sidon is watching all this take place, with utter horror on his face. The child almost just died, and they were already joking around??? Were all of them as reckless as his Link? He might just die of worry.